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Punished for providing services to people

mardi 3 juin 2014 à 14:00

In the UK, people will be punished for providing services to people when they had some "reason to suspect" they were helping a criminal group.

I'm afraid this means that lots of people won't be able to hire a lawyer or rent space, even though they are not criminals, because people will be scared to deal with them.

Proposing taxes to restrain housing price

mardi 3 juin 2014 à 14:00

Proposing taxes to restrain the housing price in London and make space available cheaply for rent.

Tortured and imprisoned for possessing tiny quantities of drugs

mardi 3 juin 2014 à 14:00

In the UAE, people are tortured into confessions and imprisoned for possessing tiny quantities of drugs.

Ahmad Zeidan was imprisoned for possessing 1/20 of a gram of cocaine. It was in a car glove compartment; there must be a doubt about whether he knew it was there.

There's also the man who was imprisoned for a flake of marijuana on the sole of his shoe.

I do not make flight connections through Dubai or Qatar. The risk may be small, but there is no need to run that risk.

Supreme Court sided with government against James Risen

mardi 3 juin 2014 à 14:00

The US Supreme Court sided with the government against James Risen.

He will now go to prison to defend the confidentiality of his source.

Peace deal with Taliban

mardi 3 juin 2014 à 14:00

Karzai is angry that the US made a deal to exchange prisoners but has not made a peace deal with the Taliban.

I don't know whose fault it is that the peace talks have failed.